Longmont, Colorado 1982 - 1992

Robert Adams made this photograph of Longmont, Colorado, using gelatin silver, and wow, it’s like a ghostly memory, isn’t it? I imagine Adams out there, camera in hand, almost like he’s sketching with light. The grayscale makes it feel both distant and intimate. The flowers in front of the fence have a strong, bright presence, with all the leaves pointing upwards, like figures in a choir. There's something about the composition, the way the natural world is framed by human structures that reminds me of the Bechers. It makes me think about how we try to contain and understand nature. It’s like Adams is saying, "Look at this place, with all its beauty and contradictions." You get the sense that he's pointing at a conversation that we all need to be having. The image is a quiet meditation on place, memory, and the stories we tell ourselves about where we belong.